This little pack of rice can turn leftover meat into a quick yummy meal in about ten minutes. I like to make a lot of my food from scratch. However I also have five children and an incredibly busy life. Keeping a few of these in my pantry makes it much less likely that I… Continue reading Using up leftovers – Taco style turkey and rice bowls
It’s Holiday Season. The days are short and cold. If you are anything like me you are doing your shopping two days before Christmas (in my defense my kids so looking for their things so this is the only way to not spoil it) Easy but satisfying meals are a must. Preferably low cost as… Continue reading Using up leftovers – Sausage and Turkey Rigatoni
It’s November which means it’s officially turkey season! Every year I get quite jazzed about this yummy source of protein going on sale. This obsession of mine has been going on at least 10 years and I can say I’ve gotten pretty confident in my almost no touch method. This works really well regardless of… Continue reading Almost No Touch Turkey
Made a bad batch of crockpot chicken? Yeah me too..in fact every batch of crockpot chicken I make turns out ok at best. So what do you do? Turn it into chicken salad! Now obviously not every kind of crockpot chicken you make would be a good chicken salad…or maybe it would but I’ve never… Continue reading Made bad crockpot chicken? Turn it into chicken salad !
Chicken wings are one of my favorite foods. A rare food because while they are still much cheaper to make at home they are still not the most economical choice in the meat section. More expensive than chicken breast and a lot of what you are paying for is the bone. But… they are amazing… Continue reading Easy Ranch Chicken Wings
Zucchini is unfortunately one of those foods that goes into my shopping cart with good intentions…. Zucchini bread…low carb noodles… stuffed… but never meets its true potential before it unfortunately ends up in the trash. I was cooking one of my default dinners…salted and peppered butterflies chicken baked at 375 for about 20 minutes.. I… Continue reading Zucchini, mushroom , and onion stir fry- easy low carb side
Sausage peppers and onions are one of my favorites. I cooked this on a sheet pan. You can absolutely do in a crockpot and I have. It works well the sausages just don’t get crispy ( although a quick trip under the broiler could probably fix that if you prefer crispy). Here is the cost… Continue reading Sheet pan sausage peppers and onions
I love a good Alfredo sauce. I used to be intimated by making an alfredo/cheese sauce. Here is my almost fool proof ( because nothing is 100% fool proof) sauce recipe. It is very forgiving and can be tweeked with what you have one hand… for those times for example you realize your parm cheese… Continue reading Super easy Alfredo style sauce
This recipe is made with the leftover chicken from the slow cooker fajita style chicken . You could use any precooked chicken you have on hand Into a pan I added about 3 cups of the leftover shredded chicken. I heated it up and served that my children with fruit, carrots, and shredded cheese. They… Continue reading Chicken Flautas
My slow cooker is one of my best friends. I cook chicken in it often because my recipes are easy to adapt for my less food adventurous children. This recipe will feed my semi large family over several meals. I like to repurpose my leftovers into new meals so I prefer to make a big… Continue reading Slow Cooker Fajita style chicken
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